Barrel.



E. W. ROBINSON.

BARREL.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.12, 1914.

Patented Mar. ,2, 1915.

INVENTOR EDWARD w. .ROBINSON WQTNESSES BY Hi5 ATTORNEY EDWARD W.ROBINSON, OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR TO INTERNATIONAL BAR-RELCOMPANY, OF SAVANNAH, GEORGIA, A CORPORATION OF GEORGIA.

BARREL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 2, 1915.

Application filed January 12, 1914. Serial No. 811,595.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD W. Ronnvson, a citizen of the United States,residing in Savannah, Georgia, have invented certain Improvements inBarrels, of lowing is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a package for finely powderedor liquid material which package will be at once cheap, strong and proofagainst leakage and against injury due to rough handling. This object Iattain in the manner hereinafter set forth, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing, which shows, partly in side elevation and partlyin vertical section, a package made in accordance with my invention.

A barrel composed of bilged woodenstaves interwoven with pairs of wirestwisted between successive staves and retained in barrel form bytwisting together the opposite ends of each pair of wires at the pointwhere the end staves of the series meet, constitutes a very cheappackage for certain classes of material, but is not what is termed atight barrel available for the reception, storage and transportation offinely powdered or liquid material. type, however, constitutes aneffective casing, covering or armor for a bilged sheet metal barrelsince it can be wrapped around the latter prior to the twisting togetherof the ends of the pairs of wires and, when the latter have beentwisted, will fit snugly to said sheet metal barrel and protect the samefrom injury due to rough handling.

In the accompanying drawing, 1-1 represent the bilged staves of thewooden barrel, 2, 3, 4 and 5 the pairs of wires with which said stavesare interwoven, and 6 the twist ed ends of the pairs of wires wherebythe staves are retained in the barrel form. The opposite heads of thewooden barrel are represented at 7 and 8. One of these heads, say thehead 7, may be permanent but the other is expansible and contractible sothat it can be readily inserted after the wooden barrel has been appliedto the metal barrel 9 and as readily removed when it is desired to gainaccess to the corresponding head of the metal barrel. The latter headhas therein, by preference, a threaded opening closed by a removableplug 10 and adapted for the reception of a spigot when said plug haswhich the fol- A barrel of this.

been removed. In order to prevent unauthorized access to this plug thehead 8 may, 1f desired, be sealed, after being expanded into place, sothat it cannot be removed without destroying the seal.

The internal metal barrel 9 is bilged correspondingly with the bilge ofthe outer wooden barrel and fits snugly thereto so that the latter backsup the metal barrel at all points, there being no unsupported portion ofsaid internal metal barrel upon which injurious strain can be exerted bythe weight of the contents of the barrel, consequently said metal barrelcan be made of relatively light and consequently inexpensive sheet metalso as to reduce to a minimum the total cost of the barrel.

The wooden barrel is preferably provided with four pairs of wires, thepairs 2 and 3 being near the ends of the barrel and the pairs 4 and 5between said ends, and at points coincident with the pairs of wires 4and 5 the internal metal barrel 9 is provided with grooves 11 whichreceive the internal wires of the pairs i and 5 and thus permit themetal barrel to fit snugly to the inner faces of the staves of thewooden barrel on each side of each wire.

When it is desired to permanently secure the wooden barrel upon themetal barrel, the meeting ends of the pairs of wires 2, 3, 4 and 5 maybe permanently connected.

The purpose of bilging the barrels is to permit of the easier handlingwhich distinguishes a bilged barrel from a straight or cylindricalbarrel.

I claim:

The combination of an outer wooden barrel composed of-bilged stavesinterwoven with pairs of wires united at their opposite ends, and aninternal bilged metal barrel having grooves therein to receive the innerwires of the intermediate pairs of wires of said wooden barrel, wherebythe metal barrel fits snugly to and is supported by the staves of thewooden barrel.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWVARD W. ROBINSON.

Witnesses:

E. M. Jomvson, Jr., J. A. Coonvorsnr.

